What was your experience when you first went ';under the needle'; ??? any regrets, personal feeling ,advice ?

hi guys im just curious


what was your experience when you first went ';under the needle';got tattoo for the very 1st time???








i want to get a tattoo in April im turning 18 and i will most likely get it done in the summer like after the end of school year


im a bit confused ,i cant decide what i want i mean i have like 3 different ideas on my head right now


but i want to get a tattoo of phoenix i did a lot of research and i found this great drawing :http://kissy-face.deviantart.com/art/Fel鈥?/a>


and i love it !!!!!!! but is it too big for 1st tattoo ???? i will want it on my arm so that it will start on the top of my arm and i want the tail to end like 3 inches below the elbow


there are 2 other pics that i like but the 1st one is the best i think


here are the other pics:http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=vijyhk%26amp;s鈥?/a>


http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2dujr5f%26amp;鈥?/a>








i did a lot of research for the design and most of htme were like tribal phoenix'es but those are good i like them





so how much do you think it will cost me and how much ( time wise) will it take??? i know that the best thing is to go over to the tattoo parlor and ask the tattoooist but i dont want to waste their time











so any one what was the 1st tattoo like for you ??? any regrets ?? personal feelings behind it ???








my best friend recently got a tattoo on her foot and she said that like after 10 minutes the skin will numb and that the outline is the worst part





but i dont know everyone has a different pain tolerance so it depends on the personWhat was your experience when you first went ';under the needle'; ??? any regrets, personal feeling ,advice ?
The first is the best choice, in my opinion, for several reasons. First off, it's got the right expression for the face, and secondly, the flow of the bird is unequaled by the other two birds. The only problem I see with it at all, is placement. That bird, (if you place the length like you said) is going to wrap all the way around your arm. It'll work, if you size it down a little from the top. That part of your arm isn't real sensitive, and placement is everything. It'll be more annoying there than it will be painful. Nice piece, though. You got good taste. Oh yeah, my first tat, I had the feeling everybody gets that says 'There's no turning back now!' Then I got a high off of it. They really make you feel loud and proud, if they're a nice piece. That one is gonna cost around three hundred, give or take forty bucks. But you'll love it! Take care.What was your experience when you first went ';under the needle'; ??? any regrets, personal feeling ,advice ?
My first! HA! My first was on my right ankle. My leg went into shock and wouldn't stop shaking after. But that was the beginning of an addiction to tattoos............ Good luck to you. Sounds like you are really thinking it threw and not just getting one off the wall.
i can't give you any experience details because i haven't had any myself, but that is a really beautiful design. and i wish you luck on your tattoo-ing.
My first time.. haha I remember jumping cause I had NO idea what it was going to feel like.. ya know? lol my artist laughed at me and he still jokes with me about it.. and your friend is right (imo) about how after a while it kinda numbs up.. but I have nine tattoos and they all have felt very different.. I think the one that starts on my pelvic bone and curves up over my hip line is the absolute worst feeling out of all of them.. and that the one on my foot tickled a bit.. I don't regret any of them.. I really love them still! Have fun with your tattoos! : )
my first time was really crazy cause it was in the back of some makeshift tattoo parlor in some run-down fleamarket that used to be a grocery store. I was nervous but excited at the same time. looking back now, it wasn't the smartest thing but i was 17 and with everything else, i like to learn the hard way about stuff. i got lucky b/c the guy did a pretty good job and i didn't get infected w/ anything but i definitely wouldn't recommend going that route. i don't regret it tho b/c it was an experience in my life.





i think thats what some people don't understand about tattoos. at least for me, every tattoo i have is an experience and a reminder of where i was at certain points in my life. i can point at any tattoo i have and it takes me back whether they be good times or bad times.
I got my first one on my right shoulder blade. It's about 7 inches long, maybe 8 or so. It didn't hurt that bad until the needle got higher up onto the bony part of my shoulder. The rule of thumb with pain is the closer to the bone the needle is, the more it's going to hurt. So a tattoo on your ribs or chest for instance is going to hurt more than a tattoo on your arm. And yes the outline is definitely the worst part of it.





I like the first of the three designs you picked out. It looks more epic and more powerful. I'm not sure about the placement though. That is going to be a huge tattoo, which if done right by a reputable artist will look awesome! But that's going to cost a lot of money, and I'm not sure it's the best choice as a FIRST tattoo. Don't be afraid to go visit a shop and ask different artists- you won't be wasting their time. I went before I got mine and asked how much it would cost, etc, and since I was happy with the answers I made my appointment.
First off... You should put together a design of your own. Don't just go with some run of the mill tattoo. It should be personal to you. This means you don't want to settle for a piece somebody else has. I took at least a month solid designing the rough drafts of each tattoo I got.





Find a good artist. You aren't just buying a lamp here. The artist should have work that is nothing but perfection in your eyes. Check with some of his\her recent clients. Find out if the artist has a heavy hand\ takes a long time\ does touch ups (a definite must). Ask to watch them do a piece on someone. They will really appreciate your intelligence.





If you have sensitive skin, go with a light handed artist. I do, and I can tell you each tattoo wasn't the most pleasant experience.





I got my first when I was 18 (25 now). I had a much larger theme picked out, and the first tattoo was a small piece of that theme. It took about an hour. Didn't hurt too bad. Took about an hour. Cost me $100 (cheap for a 4';X6'; tattoo). I've gotten a lot more work (2 more tattoos w\color), and I love looking at them everyday.